recurring — Happening repeatedly or occurring again and again. It refers to events, problems, or phenomena that return or reappear at regular or irregular intervals.
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: Happening repeatedly or occurring again and again. It refers to events, problems, or phenomena that return or reappear at regular or irregular intervals.
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My recurring subscription to the gym is draining my wallet faster than my workouts drain my energy.
- The company faces recurring issues with their outdated software system.
- His recurring joke about pineapple pizza is getting as stale as week-old bread.
recurring
ADJECTIVE[/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/]
Happening repeatedly or occurring again and again. It refers to events, problems, or phenomena that return or reappear at regular or irregular intervals.
Happening repeatedly or occurring again and again. It refers to events, problems, or phenomena that return or reappear at regular or irregular intervals.
With evidence recurring, both detectives are concurring!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'recurrere' meaning 'to run back' or 'to return by running'. The image of a runner going back to the same track over and over evolved into our modern sense of something happening repeatedly.
Breakdown
re- (back/again) + curr- (to run) + -ing (present participle suffix)
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“My recurring subscription to the gym is draining my wallet faster than my workouts drain my energy.”
“The company faces recurring issues with their outdated software system.”
“His recurring joke about pineapple pizza is getting as stale as week-old bread.”
“The recurring motif of water appears throughout the novel.”
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